Don regularly writes about issues to do with finance, farming, business and anything else we think is important. He’s becoming famous for his different take on things and practical, no-nonsense approach. Keep an eye out for Don’s articles in The Dairyman, Coast and Country, Waikato Farmer, other New Zealand magazines and newspapers as well as RD1's e-newsletter. Archived on this page are articles on a range of topics. Click the links below to see the articles 342 -So you think you are Ten foot Tall and bullet-proof well you are not 341 - 'Black Dog' and Farmers 340 - The Humble Dairy Cow Should be Sacred 339 - Strong Global Demand but how is it going to look 338 - Honesty, The first step to Change 337 - Look at Life from the Third Person 336 - Fonterra Shares Simplified 335 - Family Meeting and how to Survive them 334 - So why Would you take to your Avocado Trees witha tree saw 333 - How is the New Zealand Economy going to look in 3 Years time 332 - In Some Things There is No Way Back 331 - Farming Families and How to survive them 330 - Commercial Property It may be a better Investment than Residential (Updated) 329 - Pointers on Issues Around Cowshed Design 328 - Milking Three times a Day 327 - We need to Want What we Have 326 - Farming and Fraud 325 - Some Action for Summer Dry 324 - Reverse Loans - Could reverse all over you 323 - Cowsheds - some serious considerations 322 - Rental Assessments for Farm Leases 321 - The Year That Was and The Year To Come 320 - Ribbon Development and Urban Sprawl 319 - Wastage on Farms 318 - Interesting Facts on the US Economy 317 - Food Producers - Not Farmers 316 - Insurance Simplified 314 - A Food Revolution 313 - Managing Relationships 312 - Permanent shift in the money market 311 - Kids kicking up over the family trust 310 - 25% Leasing 309 - A Two-speed Economy 308 - Culverts and how to survive them 307 - Where is the national plan for agriculture 306 - Boom times in dairying 305 - Oil - the life blood or black gold 304 - Farmers' Gross National Happiness 302 - Priority is the name of the game 301 - So you are in trouble financially, what do you do? Here are five steps to help 300 - Families and how to survive them. 299 - Running your business in credit could be better for your health and your bank balance 298 - Family Demands and Can They Be Managed Better? 297 - Retirement, it's a terrible word 296 - Devil's in the fine print 295 - Fonterra - Time to support NZ's largest company! 294 - You're leaving the farm, you've sold, so how's it going to feel? 293 - Copper Spray - the sterilizer 292 - Farm Leasing - More detail is better than less 291 - Do you understand the three C's of lending? 290 - What we can do when we retire 289 - How to seriously cut back on farm expenditure 288 - Is the world short on all commodities? 287 - Rental Assessments for Farm Leases 286 - Determination - Do you have it, or are you a wanna be? 285 - Procrastination = Complication 283 - Farm Leasing - the emerging land tenure 282 - If you're older and tired it doesn't mean retire, or does it? 281 - Do we oscillate between greed and fear? 280 - Are New Zealand farmers really wealthy? 279 - Making a family business work 278 - Too much clutter on the farm 277 - You can make a difference 276 - Is the world running short of food? 275 - You you lose, don't miss the lesson 274 - The Soils Belong To The Universe 273 - Help Celebrate Your Successes & Take Pride 270 - Dairy Equities Simplified 269 - Have We Forgotten The Lessons of The 1987 Crash? 268 - KISS Principle Still Applies To Agriculture 267 - Making Better Decisions 266 - Thinking of Going Bankrupt 265 - Feed Some Energy To Those There Cows 264 - Midwinter stress and financial management 263 - Put Some Fat Into The System 260 - Breeding, Is It An Investment Or A Cost 259 - The Dairy Shed - Get It Ready Right Now 258 - Is Bureaucracy Fighting You With Your Money? 257 - Rental Assessments for Farm Leases 256 - So you have sold your farm - what do you do with the money? 255 - Thinking about thinking 254 - Farmers Must Unite - No Farms, No Food 253 - Working Capital - The lifeblood of your business 252 - Leakage and Wastage 251 - Commercial Property - It May Be A Better Investment 250 - Running That Marathon On The Farm 249 - Regular Time Off Might Be Good for Your Bank Balance 248 - Do you Want to do 140 less mikings? 247 - Prevention is better than cure 246 - What are the issues surrounding 50:50 sharemilking? 245 - Mental toughness on the dairy farm 244 - Most farmers are baby boomers who do things differently 243 - How to cut spending without unduly affecting production 242 - New Grass, New Season, New Production 241 - Don't let your kids push you around 240 - Some GST implications on property transactions 239 - Know your costs 238 - How are you spending your borrowed money? 236 - Assessing & reducing the risks on your farm 235 - Could you drink your cows water at a push? 232 - A follow up to success in business 231 - Success in business 230 - Rich farmer or Poor farmer 228 - Thinking clearly225 - Lifestlye blocks an asset or hindrance to farmers 224 - Can Kiwis take the agricultural sector for granted? 222 - Are things flying to bits around you? 221 - Selenium - the missing link? 220 - Women the unsung heroes 219 - Separate the assets in your business 218 - If I'm working so hard, why am I so poor? 217 - Wealth creation 215 - Triple bottom line on the farm - what does it mean? 213 - Stock getting out? - Some legal issues 212 - What can you do on your farm to reduce fuel consumption? 211 - How might New Zealand agriculture look in 10 years time. 210 - Overlooked issues when acquiring the neighbours farm. 209 - Alternative options for marginally small farms 208 - Planning for the future 207 - Are you using your time wisely? 206 - Become an active listener 204 - Feeding out and while you are there spare a thought for your pastures 203 - To trust or not to trust 202 - Stress time is coming 200 - Public access to farmland or bust